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MRAD vs MOA. Which one?
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<blockquote data-quote="speedengineer" data-source="post: 1937759" data-attributes="member: 112986"><p>Contrary to what some have implied, the difference between a 1/4 MOA click and a 0.1 MIL click is quite negligible, and wouldn't be a good reason to choose one over the other for most shooters. </p><p></p><p>Since you'd always select the turret click that is closest, the maximum amount you'd ever be off is by half of the distance between clicks. On most scopes, this works out to 1/8 MOA or 0.05 MIL. That 0.05 MIL converted to MOA is 0.172. </p><p></p><p>So with a MIL scope, you could be off from your intended point-of-aim by as much as 0.172 MOA</p><p>And with a MOA scope, you could be off from your intended point-of-aim by as much as 0.125 MOA</p><p></p><p>Thus, a 1/4 MOA/click scope has a benefit over a 0.1MIL/click scope by the difference, 0.047 MOA. I don't know anyone that shoots 0.05 MOA groups. That's around a half inch at 1000 yards. Unless you're shooting competition and trying to hold 0.1MOA accuracy/precision, this isn't something to worry about.</p><p></p><p></p><p>INTERESTINGLY, utilizing the approximation that 1MOA equals 1" at 100 yards, rather than 1.0472", actually introduces the same amount of error as above! 0.047 MOA. Strange how stuff works out sometimes! </p><p></p><p>So, if you plan to use the 1MOA=1" approximation, you are actually introducing more error in all situations than you'd gain dialing precision due to choosing that MOA scope over a MIL scope. Either way, it's all negligible for 99.99% of shooters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="speedengineer, post: 1937759, member: 112986"] Contrary to what some have implied, the difference between a 1/4 MOA click and a 0.1 MIL click is quite negligible, and wouldn't be a good reason to choose one over the other for most shooters. Since you'd always select the turret click that is closest, the maximum amount you'd ever be off is by half of the distance between clicks. On most scopes, this works out to 1/8 MOA or 0.05 MIL. That 0.05 MIL converted to MOA is 0.172. So with a MIL scope, you could be off from your intended point-of-aim by as much as 0.172 MOA And with a MOA scope, you could be off from your intended point-of-aim by as much as 0.125 MOA Thus, a 1/4 MOA/click scope has a benefit over a 0.1MIL/click scope by the difference, 0.047 MOA. I don't know anyone that shoots 0.05 MOA groups. That's around a half inch at 1000 yards. Unless you're shooting competition and trying to hold 0.1MOA accuracy/precision, this isn't something to worry about. INTERESTINGLY, utilizing the approximation that 1MOA equals 1" at 100 yards, rather than 1.0472", actually introduces the same amount of error as above! 0.047 MOA. Strange how stuff works out sometimes! So, if you plan to use the 1MOA=1" approximation, you are actually introducing more error in all situations than you'd gain dialing precision due to choosing that MOA scope over a MIL scope. Either way, it's all negligible for 99.99% of shooters. [/QUOTE]
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